Blake Shelton’s new Ole Red restaurant/bar/venue in Orlando, Fla., is now hiring in preparation for “an early summer opening,” according to a press release. Ole Red Orlando was scheduled to open on April 14. However, the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on the plans for the grand opening. Located at the ICON Park development, the…… MORE
Michael Ray, Carly Pearce, Lee Brice & Steve Wariner to Perform on the Opry on June 6
The Grand Ole Opry will tally its 4,927th consecutive Saturday night broadcast on June 6 with a showcase featuring Lee Brice, Carly Pearce, Michael Ray and Opry member Steve Wariner. The one-hour show will air live on 650 AM WSM and Circle Television, as well as stream live on Circle’s Facebook and YouTube. The Grand…… MORE
The Wolf Happy Hour with Lee Brice
Lee Brice stopped by the 99.5 the Wolf Facebook page last week to hang out with Brian from the morning show and Smokey from middays to talk about his life right now staying home and new projects that he is working on. … MORE
Garth Brooks to Receive NMPA’s Songwriter Icon Award
The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) will honor Garth Brooks with its Songwriter Icon Award at the organization’s first-ever virtual meeting in June. The NMPA established the Songwriter Icon Award in 2006 to recognize outstanding songwriters for personal achievement and who personify the vision of NMPA and the goals of its members. Past recipients include…… MORE
Episode 1 Released of New 4-Part Short Film, “God & Country,” Featuring Carrie Underwood & Mike Fisher
Carrie Underwood and husband Mike Fisher open up about their faith, love, family, marriage, friendship and more in a new four-part digital short film, Mike and Carrie: God & Country. Episode 1 of the four-part weekly series aired on May 27 via iamsecond.com, a nonprofit that features athletes and entertainers “who have found hope through…… MORE
Dolly Parton Releases New Quarantine-Inspired Song, “When Life Is Good Again” [Listen]
Country music icon Dolly Parton released a new quarantine-inspired song, “When Life Is Good Again,” on May 27. Dolly’s serene voice opens the tune with, “When life is good again, I’ll be a better friend, A bigger person when, Life is good again, More thoughtful than I’ve been, I’ll be so different then, More in…… MORE
Our “Wednesday Night Checkin’ In Session” (Just a few hours earlier than usual…) 😉
TRYING to maintain the level of broadcast excellence usually exhibited weekdays between 10am and 3pm by Smokey Rivers. 😉🙂 #YourReachShouldExceedYourGrasp I’ll be back to the usual 11p start time next Wednesday night, June 3rd (June, ALREADY??)… MORE
Morgan Wallen Releases Liberating New Single, “More Than My Hometown” [Listen]
Morgan Wallen will try to score his fourth consecutive No. 1 single with the release of “More Than My Hometown,” which impacts country radio on May 27. Co-penned by Morgan, Michael Hardy, Ernest Keith Smith and Ryan Vojtesak, “More Than My Hometown” will be included on Morgan’s upcoming sophomore album, which is expected to drop…… MORE
Jo Dee Messina Ambushes Brian about his Sassy Dance Moves
Today on the Wake Up with the Wolf Show with Brian and Tara, Jo Dee Messina called in an ambushed Brian to talk about his sassy girl power dance moves to her songs when they come on in the studio. Why did she call in? Well… Because Tara reached out to her to get her…… MORE
Kelsea Ballerini Uncorks New Single, “Hole in the Bottle” [Listen]
After only four weeks, Kelsea Ballerini is pulling the plug on her current single, “The Other Girl,” featuring Halsey, to uncork a new single, “Hole in the Bottle.” “Hole in the Bottle,” which was co-penned by Kelsea, Jesse Frasure, Hillary Lindsey, Ashley Gorley and Steph Jones, impacts country radio on May 27. The new tune…… MORE
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Keep Those Texas Babies Reading
Getting our kids to read in the summer can sometimes be challenging but there are lots of teacher approved ideas and incentive programs available to keep them on track! They can earn game tokens from our Friends at Chuck E Cheese who has tons of rewards ideas for being a good student and a good…